By V.L. Orquiola ILOILO CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The damage brought about by super typhoon Yolanda in the province of Iloilo already reached P10.3 billion. Based on the record of the…
DOST installs weather forecasting equipment in ARMM
COTABATO CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched Monday the Nationwide Overall Assessment Hazards (NOAH) project in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as part…
U.S., Chinese scientists’ discovery may help find new superconductors
HOUSTON, Nov. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — A group of U.S. and Chinese scientists have made a new discovery on iron-based compounds, which may help find new superconductors that can be used in power…
Belmonte says Executive department needs to ask for supplemental budget after SC ruling on PDAF as unconstitutional
By Sammy F. Martin MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Tuesday President Benigno S. Aquino III now needs to ask Congress to approve a supplemental budget…
DOLE starts emergency employment program with 1,240 workers in Ormoc City
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) -–The Department of Labor and Employment has started the emergency employment program for workers displaced by super typhoon “Yolanda”. In a press release, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, said…
New Zealand steps up typhoon relief funding for Philippines
WELLINGTON, Nov. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — The New Zealand government Tuesday pledged another 2.975 million NZ dollars (2.47 million U.S. dollars) in relief funding for the Philippines, bringing its total aid funding for…
China urges countries to keep word in addressing climate change
WARSAW, Nov. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — Some countries should keep their word if they want to reach a global climate pact, a senior Chinese official said here Monday. Xie Zhenhua, deputy head of…
Canada to boost aid to typhoon-stricken Philippines up to USD 40M
OTTAWA, Nov. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — Canada significantly increased its humanitarian aid to the typhoon-stricken Philippines Monday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing a further 14.4 million U.S. dollars toward emergency relief, bringing…
UN launches information superhighway map in Asia-Pacific region
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (PNA/Xinhua) — The United Nations launched on Monday an interactive map of the information superhighway to help bridge the digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region. The digital gap…
Pinoys, expats in Qatar donate relief goods for ‘Yolanda’ victims
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Jose Luciano personally received some eight tons of relief goods donated by Filipino communities and…
Globe restores cell services in more towns in Leyte, Samar; fires up 28 additional cell sites in the Visayas region
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — Globe Telecom on Tuesday said that it has restored cellular services in 10 additional towns in the Visayas region located mostly in Leyte and Samar provinces which…
DOH’s Yolanda efforts shift focus to public health to avert outbreak
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) has shifted its focus to public health as post-Yolanda efforts enter the early recovery period to avert outbreak of diseases in the…
Radyo ng Bayan now broadcasting in Tacloban City
TACLOBAN CITY, Nov. 19 (PNA) – The state-owned Radyo ng Bayan is now broadcasting live in Tacloban City, adding another venue where the people of this typhoon-devastated city can get daily updates…
Government sets up a system in handling identifying victims in regions hardest-hit by ‘Yolanda’
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Aquino government has set up a system in handling and identifying typhoon victims bodies in the hardest-hit regions by super typhoon Yolanda (internationally known as Haiyan),…
Senate begins deliberations on proposed nat’l budget for 2014
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) — The Senate on Tuesday began deliberations on the proposed 2014 national budget of P2.264 trillion, which is P3.2 billion lower than the P2.268-trillion…